Monument record 14550 - Gearrannan, Carloway, Lewis

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Shelter/bothy

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Grid reference NB 19284 44325 (point)
Map sheet NB14SE
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

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NB 1928 4432 50 metres O.D.
Shelter/Bothy
Situated just above the west end of the village, looking out over the ocean, this small bothy or shepherds shelter is formed by a drystone wall built between two large natural boulders. Open to the south, the shelter has evidence of the remains of a hearth against the base of the westerly boulder. The whole monument including the boulders is 6.0 metres by 3.0 metres, the shelter itself is 2.0 metres wide and 2.0 metres deep.
Field walking on 5/7/94.

Burgess 1995, 49.


Christopher Burgess, 1995, Garenin Landscape Survey: interim report 1a 1994-1995 (Unpublished document). SWE41175.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Christopher Burgess. 1995. Garenin Landscape Survey: interim report 1a 1994-1995.

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Jan 8 2008 2:29PM

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